Word: respects
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...voice in shape for the talkies. He is to make his first talking picture in the Spring. "The talking pictures are a howling success," he said. "In the end, the success or failure of a movie is judged by the box office returns it brings, and in this respect the talkies have surely made good. The talkies are now just in their infancy. If one compares the automobile of 20 years ago to the present model and then judges the talkies by the same rate of development one can imagine what they will soon amount...
Addressing the House of Commons on July 4, 1922, the Rt. Hon. Winston Churchill profoundly said that "Pinchas Rutenberg's character may not be one which would in every respect compare with those of people who have been fortunate enough to live their lives in this well-ordered land [England...
...better understands the liking of U. S. citizens for frank and clear-cut statements than His Majesty's popular and astute Ambassador at Washington, Sir Esme Howard. Last week Sir Esme tried to make a statement which would represent the position of the British Government with respect to naval limitation and would be at the same time clear-cut and frank. He said...
...said with entire confidence that the position of the British Government with respect to naval limitation is exactly as stated by Sir Esme. But 24 hours after he spoke people with good hindsight could see that he had made a shocking blunder from the viewpoint of the Empire's Foreign Secretary, frigid, be-monocled Sir Austen Chamberlain...
Said onetime (1913-16) U. S. Ambassador to Turkey Henry Morgenthau: "The Jew is going to be judged not by his commercial or other financial successes but by what we contribute to the spiritual welfare of the world. If we do not respect one another none will respect us. For real advancement we need more colleges...